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. >> prosecutors have noticed that other prosecutors, like eliot spitzez richard blumenthal, won high office by racking up impressive conviction records. >> you see all these regulations around here? they will comb the books, and they will find something. >> this could happen to you. they can take any law that they think you broke and take you to trial, and whether you win or lose you're going to lose because, by the time you're done fighting it, you're broke. >> of course, the government never goes broke. they must have spent a million taxpayer dollars going after >> i >> i heard they spent 5 million. >> the amount of money it takes bankrupts the typical person. >> how much money does it take? >> i've had clients that spent $10 million. >> i cannot even imagine how much money they spent prosecuting my husband. >> the feds tried jill barron's husband jack and lost. but instead of apologizing for getting it wrong, they threatened to fine him $37,000 a what t what terrible crime did the government say jack and jill committed? tryin trying to build a house on their own property. the coun
. >> prosecutors have noticed that other prosecutors, like eliot spitzez richard blumenthal, won high office by racking up impressive conviction records. >> you see all these regulations around here? they will comb the books, and they will find something. >> this could happen to you. they can take any law that they think you broke and take you to trial, and whether you win or lose you're going to lose because, by the time you're done fighting it, you're broke. >> of...
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company creating hundreds of thousands of jobs, then financial crisis happens your forced out because eliot spitzer is chasing you down your board felt they had to act, i wonder what would have happened to aig if you were running agi during the financial crisis. >> never would have had that problem never we used to beat on that issue, at least once a week. >> as a patriot, as guy started this enormous company, created all these jobs, and the guy, by the way, got the purple heart barons star fighting the world war ii the way you did korean war the way you did how are you feeling after 12 years being chased down. >> i feel, i feel terrible about that. i feel good that it is over. but -- i have -- that is not vindication not when he attorney general -- owes me apology putting out that release yesterday. >> you pabt apology from schneiderman. >> absolutely. >> the regulatory story you are a business guy all around the world here we are talking about bilaterally trade deals donald trump wants with folks like china, mexico, from a business standpoint, with operations all over the world, how do yo
company creating hundreds of thousands of jobs, then financial crisis happens your forced out because eliot spitzer is chasing you down your board felt they had to act, i wonder what would have happened to aig if you were running agi during the financial crisis. >> never would have had that problem never we used to beat on that issue, at least once a week. >> as a patriot, as guy started this enormous company, created all these jobs, and the guy, by the way, got the purple heart...
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let me give you one quote from the democratic representative eliot engel who issued a statement that says this. some acceptable during the transition general flynn discussed lifting sanctions with russia's ambassador. this action would be deeply troubling under any circumstances, either general flynn and lied to the administration or lied to the -- the administration lied to the american people. this is ward a full-blown investigation? >> i think this is vague and ambiguous enough this may be the kind of thing but some of the statements are sufficiently vague and sufficiently imprecise and what is being referred to etc.. i think congress may well end up having a hearing on it. eric: finally those of us in a certain age 1980, william casey. it was all over the place. casey had secret meetings with the iranians to make a deal with the men's duration to remove hostages when he was inaugurated and there were congressional investigations. there was no credible evidence of any of that. how do you think this will play out? >> well quite frequently malevolence is alleged and you find out tha
let me give you one quote from the democratic representative eliot engel who issued a statement that says this. some acceptable during the transition general flynn discussed lifting sanctions with russia's ambassador. this action would be deeply troubling under any circumstances, either general flynn and lied to the administration or lied to the -- the administration lied to the american people. this is ward a full-blown investigation? >> i think this is vague and ambiguous enough this...
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. >> joining me now, eliot cohen, former counselor at the state department under condoleezza rice. perhaps you can tell by that, a republican, a conservative, also a never trumper. mr. cohen, essential is it to have foreign policy pretend that the president's pronouncements don't exist or to have various members of his cabinet explicitly rebutting them all the time? >> well, it's not tenable. there are a number of problems. if people get used to the idea that you can't believe a word that he says, there are real consequences to that. the other problem that you've got, an awful lot of the effort now of his national security team, secretary mattis, secretary tillerson and so on, is devoted to cleaning up messes. and when you're cleaning up messes, you're not able to take the initiative of taking a wide range of issues that we're facing in the years ahead. >> you said this, which i keep thinking about this quote. i've been in this town for 26 years. i've never seen anything like this, referring to the president. i don't think this is a mentally healthy president. what did you mean by
. >> joining me now, eliot cohen, former counselor at the state department under condoleezza rice. perhaps you can tell by that, a republican, a conservative, also a never trumper. mr. cohen, essential is it to have foreign policy pretend that the president's pronouncements don't exist or to have various members of his cabinet explicitly rebutting them all the time? >> well, it's not tenable. there are a number of problems. if people get used to the idea that you can't believe a...
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ties with russia and congressman eliot engel calling for trump to fire flynn. what do you think will happen next? >> if you want to get flynn out of that job, the last thing to do is have my friends, congressman engle ask for that to happen. that will just make president trump resist ever more. what has to happen is, this investigation is going to happen. it's not just democrats. it's the american public and it's many, many republicans in congress who want to get to the bottom what russia is up to. they don't think it's up to good things and that's what we have a constitutional system for and the trump administration simply has to adjust to that. in the case of flynn, the president isn't going to fire him. the question is, will we see more things like this, that's what worries me because flynn has to deal with very, very powerful, very self-confident cabinet members and foreign dignitaries who will take him at his word and need to deal with him at a very, very confidential and intimate level. and thus it's very, very important that things go well with him, beca
ties with russia and congressman eliot engel calling for trump to fire flynn. what do you think will happen next? >> if you want to get flynn out of that job, the last thing to do is have my friends, congressman engle ask for that to happen. that will just make president trump resist ever more. what has to happen is, this investigation is going to happen. it's not just democrats. it's the american public and it's many, many republicans in congress who want to get to the bottom what russia...
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. >> eliot cohen, thank you for your time. appreciate it. >>> people take to the streets to protest the trump agenda but some republican lawmakers don't want to hear it, literally. they are avoiding their constituents. more on that after this quick break. ing. what do you mean? i just got this baby to get around the plant floor. right, but now ge technology monitors every machine. yeah, it brings massive amounts of information right to you. so you don't need that. well, it makes me look young and uh..."with it." time to move on. oh i'll move on... right into the future. ...backwards. you're going backwards. the future's all around us! not just on your little tablet, my friend. scalpel. i have no idea what i'm doing. i'm just a tv doctor. i never went to college. (scream) i don't do blood. but now, thanks to cigna, i can do more than just look the part. is that a foot? we are the tv doctors of america. and we're partnering with cigna to help save lives. by getting you to a real doctor for an annual check-up. so go, know, and ta
. >> eliot cohen, thank you for your time. appreciate it. >>> people take to the streets to protest the trump agenda but some republican lawmakers don't want to hear it, literally. they are avoiding their constituents. more on that after this quick break. ing. what do you mean? i just got this baby to get around the plant floor. right, but now ge technology monitors every machine. yeah, it brings massive amounts of information right to you. so you don't need that. well, it makes...
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. >> congressman eliot engel, democrat from new york, thank withdrew for staying around. also thank you to kasie hunt and peter alexander for breaking that news for us on andy puzder withdrawing his nomination news, we have a little bit of reaction out of the senate. here is a tweet, we're going to throw it up for you on the screen, from elizabeth warren on andy puzder. she says "reports say andy puzder is tired and may withdraw his u.s. dol nomination. if he can't stand the heat, he should get out of the kitchen." stay with us. your date with destiny has arrived. let's do this! new cinnamon frosted flakes are finally here. sweet cinnamon and the frosted crunch you love. well? tastes like victory t. tastes like victory. they're great! i didn't know how good ....until i lost my mom. that's why i want to share this story about life insurance. when mom died, we found an aarp term life insurance policy from new york life. we didn't know she had it. so i picked up the phone. the man who answered was so helpful. we received our benefits in no time. with all our expenses, that w
. >> congressman eliot engel, democrat from new york, thank withdrew for staying around. also thank you to kasie hunt and peter alexander for breaking that news for us on andy puzder withdrawing his nomination news, we have a little bit of reaction out of the senate. here is a tweet, we're going to throw it up for you on the screen, from elizabeth warren on andy puzder. she says "reports say andy puzder is tired and may withdraw his u.s. dol nomination. if he can't stand the heat, he...